Most Recent Articles: January 2014
January 31, 2014
Economy, Job Creation Are Still Most Important Voting Issues
34% Find Super Bowl Commercials More Interesting Than the Game
Most Favor Minimum Wage Hike, Oppose More Jobless Benefits
A Chastened and Weary Obama Reports on State of the Union by Michael Barone
Just 29% in Louisiana Think State Has Fully Recovered from Katrina
January 30, 2014
46% Think Media Overhypes Weather Events
37% Rate Obama Good or Excellent on Economic Issues
Louisiana Senate: Cassidy (R) 44%, Landrieu (D) 40%
Politics vs. Immigration Reform by Froma Harrop
36% Text Rather Than Phone to Reach Someone
January 29, 2014
30% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
What America Thinks: Confidence in Home Values on the Wane
63% Say Government Contracts Go To Those With Most Political Connections
69% Think It’s Better for Obama to Work With Congress Than Go Around It
Re-state of the Union by John Stossel
62% Say Winter Has Been Worse This Year
January 28, 2014
58% Think Americans Need to Cut Back on Cell Phone Use
62% See State of the Union Speech As Just for Show
A Lackluster Year for Obama and His Would-Be Successors by Michael Barone
66% Pick Denver Broncos to Win Super Bowl XLVIII
January 27, 2014
Generic Congressional Ballot: Democrats 42%, Republicans 37%
59% Say Less Government, Not More, Would Help Close Income Gap
North Carolina Senate: Tillis (R) 47%, Hagan (D) 40%
32% Say Health Insurance Changed Because of Obamacare
January 26, 2014
21% Think Federal Government Has Consent of the Governed
January 25, 2014
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls
January 24, 2014
41% Think School Performance Would Not Improve With More Funding
51% Approve of Governor McAuliffe’s Performance in Virginia
What America Thinks of Race Relations in 2014
30% Less Likely to Use Postal Service Because of Stamp Price Hike
24% Say Their Home is Worth Less Than When They Bought It
Abortion Defines the Political Parties, 41 Years After Roe V. Wade By Michael Barone
Marriage Matters, in France and in Texas by Froma Harrop
January 23, 2014
50% Still Expect Higher Interest Rates A Year From Now
24% Think Iran Should Be Part of Syria Peace Talks
Virginia Senate: Warner (D) 51%, Gillespie (R) 37%
34% Favor Legal Online Gambling In Their State
January 22, 2014
30% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
34% Rate U.S. Race Relations Good or Excellent
War on Terror Update: 30% Think Terrorists Are Winning War on Terror
Millennials Unhappy With Obama's War on the Young
54% in Michigan Blame Detroit Bankruptcy on Bad Government
January 21, 2014
35% Expect Their Home's Value To Go Up Over Next Year
45% Trust Fed to Keep Inflation, Interest Rates Under Control
68% Expect NSA Phone Spying To Stay the Same or Increase
Is West Virginia a Cult? by Froma Harrop
58% Oppose GOP Plan for 500,000 Guest Workers Every Year
January 20, 2014
Generic Congressional Ballot: Democrats 41%, Republicans 35%
20% Consider MLK Day One of the Nation's Most Important Holidays
46% Think Benghazi Will Hurt Hillary Clinton in 2016
42% Favor Individual Health Care Mandate, 43% Oppose
January 19, 2014
46% Say America’s Best Days Are in the Past
January 18, 2014
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls
January 17, 2014
39% Rate Obama Good, Excellent on Economy
Michigan Senate: Land (R) 37%, Peters (D) 35%
51% Oppose Senate Plan to Triple Legal Immigration
29% Favor Phasing Out the Penny
January 16, 2014
55% Still Believe U.S. Society is Fair and Decent
49% Have Gone A Week Without Paying Cash
Confidence in U.S. Banking System Climbs to Post-Meltdown High
34% Think Best People Should Work for Government
Liberals, Let the States Do It By Froma Harrop
January 15, 2014
29% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
What America Thinks: Problems for Christie on Road to White House?
77% Think Woman President Likely in Next 10 Years
North Korea Now Seen As Top U.S. Enemy
Bitcoin Revolution By John Stossel
Robert Gates Book Portrays Obama as a Different Kind of President by Michael Barone
January 14, 2014
Most Voters Still See Obama, Biden As Liberal
Britain, Canada, Germany Are Seen As Top U.S. Allies
70% Think It’s Bad for the Country That Most in Congress Are Wealthy
53% Rate Economic Growth As More Important Than Economic Fairness
Single-Payer Is Not Dead by Froma Harrop
January 13, 2014
Generic Congressional Ballot: Democrats 41%, Republicans 37%
46% Believe Long-Term Unemployment Benefits Increase Unemployment
48% Less Likely to Vote for Christie In 2016 If Retaliation Charges Are True
56% Still View Health Care Law Unfavorably
January 12, 2014
10% Think Government Employees Work Harder Than Those in Private Sector
January 11, 2014
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls
January 10, 2014
What America Thinks of the Job Market
46% Favor Extending Unemployment Benefits, 39% Oppose
56% in New Jersey Think Christie Should Resign If He Knew About Fort Lee Retaliation
39% Say Wars in Afghanistan, Iraq Have Increased Domestic Terrorist Threat
January 9, 2014
39% Support Building More U.S. Nuclear Power Plants, 37% Oppose
15% Favor Extending Unemployment Benefits Indefinitely
25% Favor U.S. Military Action in Iraq or Syria If Al Qaeda Takes Over
The Downton Diet by Froma Harrop
Some Old Foes Seen As U.S. Allies By Most Americans
January 8, 2014
29% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
New Low: 25% Think Job Market Worse Than a Year Ago
What America Thinks: Colorado and the National Marijuana Debate
8% Think Congress Doing a Good or Excellent Job
72% Say Their Light Bulbs Are None of the Feds’ Business
Equality Versus Liberty by John Stossel
January 7, 2014
47% Say Obama's Too Hostile to Small Business
60% Still Oppose Government's Light Bulb Ban
55% Expect 'Noticeable' Change If Democrats Win Congress; 49% Say Same of GOP Win
Rasmussen Employment Index Hits Highest Level Since June
Right and Left of the Hispanic Vote By Michael Barone
About the People Who Serve Us By Froma Harrop
January 6, 2014
Generic Congressional Ballot: Democrats 40%, Republicans 38%
45% Rate Obama's Handling of Immigration As Poor
56% See Keystone XL Pipeline As Good for the Economy
31% Expect Health Care To Improve Under New Law
January 5, 2014
49% Favor Waiting Period Before Abortion
January 4, 2014
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls
January 3, 2014
What America Thinks: New Year, New You?
41% Favor Legalization of Pot in Their State
28% Say Federal Government Should Increase Spending
Rich Catholics Threaten Pope Francis - Because He Frightens Them By Joe Conason
Democracy and Peace Pushed Farther Away by Michael Barone
January 2, 2014
58% Have Favorable Opinion of Michelle Obama
59% Favor Assault Weapons Ban; 18% Want Handgun Ban, Too
Obama Monthly Approval in December Up Two Points From Recent Low
January 1, 2014
30% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
6% Consider New Year’s Day One of the Most Important Holidays
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